Since 2006, artist Michelle Doll has been churning out thoughtful, intimate paintings from her studio at the Neumann Leather building complex in Hoboken.

Doll’s works bring viewers up close to her subjects, as if their faces were pressed against the glass to witness flesh and feeling in motion. Locals who visit her for the Hoboken Artists Studio Tour this weekend can literally get closer to her paintings and the couples and families in her latest series, which she started in 2010.

Some of her most recent pieces show a close-up of a couple’s tender embrace and a child drinking from its mother’s breast.

“My goal to create paintings that reveal the secret, intimate everyday moments between couples and families. I wish to express the human desire for connection that can be found in a simple touch, a fragile unity or a fleeting moment and to find inspiration and appreciation in seemingly banal, quiet moments and render them monumental,” said Doll.

“I’m interested in themes of love and desire based on moments of interconnection that contain meaning beyond the setting, and explore the intimate energy that either exists, or is immensely desired, if it does not exist.”

Doll said while she has a clear goal for the series, each pieces begins and ends differently based on the concept, mood, lighting or other elements.

“While working with others, I make suggestions or direct them with my own vision as a staring point but typically unique moments between people are naturally revealed. I’m interested in finding a moment between moments, capturing something honest yet hidden or ambiguous,” she said. “In each work, I’m searching for ways the paint can convey both tactile and metaphysical experiences.”

Doll added that she is looking forward to being in the tour, as she has every year since being at Neumann. “I always enjoy the artist tour,” she said. “It’s a great way to connect with the community and meet new people. It allows insight into my creative process and intimate space.”

Doll’s studio will be part of the Hoboken Artists Studio Tour tomorrow and Sunday, Nov. 9 and 10, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the fifth floor of the Neumann Leather Building, 300 Observer Highway, Hoboken.